Saturday, November 29, 2008

v0.95 Changelog

Changelog for v0.95

Gameplay:
- mode entering can be done in one line
- reduced gold income slightly (gold comes every 2 sec instead of 1.5 sec)
- lowered neutral creep xp gain by 30%
- reworked Sphinx's Mana Burn to burn mana based on target's missing mana; it is renamed Mana Disruption
- reworked Death and Decay to raise up to one dead unit per second, these
units now last twice as long and inherit upgrades
- allowed Nuclear Launch to destroy trees

Fixes:
- added a max range to the Mind Control orb
- fixed Dark Ranger's Last Reprisal to not trigger from illusions
- fixed Seeker Lightning to target heroes correctly
- corrected Corrupted Greed tooltip
- corrected Glaive Attack bonus icon position

Balancing:
- increased Priestess of the Moon base damage by 10
- lowered Black Arrow skeleton summons' max damage by 5
- reduced Dark Volley number of arrows (30 to 25)
- nerfed Forked Lightning damage (100/175/250/325/400 to 110/170/230/290/350)
- nerfed Global Stomp's stun to a constant duration (1/2/3/4 to 2 sec)
- reduced Hyperdimensional Warp cast time (3.5 to 2.5 sec) but increased the
cooldown (120 to 180)
- nerfed Lethal Injection slow to stay constant (10/15/20/25% to 15%)
- reduced heal on Lich King's Pact (15/25/35/45 to 12/20/28/36)
- improved Lockdown cast range (800 to 1000)
- lowered Mesmerize max duration (2/3/4/5/6 to 2/2.75/3.5/4.25/5 sec)
- improved Pick Toss damage (150/175/200/225/250 to 150/195/240/285/330) but lowered its stun duration slightly
- reduced Seeker Lightning cooldown (20 to 16 sec)
- reduced Strafe damage per arrow (30/60/90/120/150 to 30/50/70/90/110)
- lowered Tainted Charge cast range by 100 at all levels
- added slight move and attack speed bonus on Wisdom of the Dead (1/2/3/4/5%)

Items:
- reduced Ironwood Branch stat bonus by 5 in each attribute
- added a +3/6/10 agility bonus to Power Gauntlets I/II/II
- added a +15 agility bonus to Wind Boots
- allowed Crown of Kings to be bought directly with the appropriate amount of gold (3300); the combination method is still valid
- rearranged Goblin Merchant items slightly

Others:
- changed the loading screen
- added new Storm Panda attack animation
- added new Particle model in Chain Reaction
- added new Lockdown missile animations
- added new Lubrication, Maelstrom, War Cry, and Winter Chill buff animations
- added new Hyperdimensional Warp effect, it is now much more obvious
- added additional Nuclear Launch explosion effect
- added new icons for Magic Pause and Poison Blade
- improved Vortex spin animation
- moved Brilliance Aura, Naga Training, and Rage attachment points
- added new Dark Impact, Glaive Frenzy, and Wisdom of the Dead effect models
- changed Glaive Frenzy icon
- renamed Essence of the Dead to Essence of Blight
- added Abomination attack sound

A version heavy on fixing, balancing, and special effects.

3 comments:

  1. I'm really glad u lowered the Dark Ranger... she was so over, making her own army and destroying towers like that. Im going to check the map now, to see the new effects and stuff.

    Btw, I use to play your map a lot with a few friends, (sorry about my english)and its the AoS we like the most. Keep on the good work ^^

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  2. AHH you changed my storm panda so much!!!

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